Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_60341991&REV_02 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.714.0122.2009 released on 2009-01-22.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 158581 bytes (154.86 KB)
Driver rating 4.6 stars out of 98782 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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